Edith Birde > Edith's Quotes

“Guillotines made of gold still cut off heads.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“He never arrives empty-handed. Each time, he brings me something he gathers on his run—a feather from a mountain bird, a shard of pale quartz, a smooth stone threaded with a natural vein—as if, piece by piece, he’s bringing me the whole world.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“The worst part about hell isn’t the fire. And it’s not who rules it either. It’s that once you’re there, you can never leave.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“I see it now. He’s the tallest, strongest tree in the forest, with roots so firm and immovable that trying to tear them out would only drive them deeper, all the way to the other side of the world. People like him can lose, but they can never be defeated.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him